Brake



, V. LINK Filed Sept. 22, 1924 T ,mN V/ m./ C W I 05 32. 4 a 7 ATTO EYS.

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ass st? vnvcnn'r LINK, or DETROIT, MIofiIeAN, AssIGNoR TO rm STUDEBAKER ooRronA-I TIQN, or sou'rn BEND,INDIA1\TA,-A CORPORATION or nnwfmnsny.

BRA KE.

Application filed September-22, 1-924;- Seria1 lI" oi, 739,09C. f

This invention relates'to vehicle brakes, internal expanding shoe and particularly to brakes. ,v Hitherto in conventional brakes of th s 6 type, thebrake operating cam' has been secured ina fixed position-and trouble has been experienced in the assembling or relining ofthe brakes to obtain equal-engagementbetween the brake shoes and the brake. -I drum, in other words one brakeshoe drags more than the other shoe resulting-1n one shoe-lining wearing 'do wn fasten than. the

other and giving unequal engagement. This occurs whenthe brake expanding cam isnot" l centered properly between the-ends of the respectivebrake' shoes and may be caused either from brake shoe facings-which are of uneven thickness, or from improper aligning of the various holes in the. brake shoes? or other parts when they are drilled or,

tapped. It isa wellknown fact that in the I present day methods of producing parts for automobiles, that is, the quantity productlon methods, extreme care is not exercised 1n 2 the various operations of drilling and tap.- ping of holes and the like due'to the'sh fting to a slight degree of the different ]-1gS and fixtures used in these operations.- For instance, in reference tobrake shoes, the

' 0 holes through which the pivot pins pass ,may be a little 01f center or the holes through which the rivets are inserted which secure the fiatradial plates to the end of the shoes may be sufliciently ofi? center when these parts are assembled and the brakes applied, to cause the brakes to operate unevenly. With the above in view, it is one of the objects" of the present invention to provide a means for positioning the brake operating cam in order that the brake shoes may have to clamping said bracket. to said support after the correct position of said bracket has been obtained. I H I Still another object-is to rovide the brake support with a plurality of for receiving thesecuring screws, the screws portion 14 by rivets -16.

slotted openingsbeingthreaded into openings in -the ,brake cambracket'which allows" the screws to be moved. in the slotted openings, thereby allow mg movemehtof the brake cam bracket to the correct position betweenthe ends of the brake shoes, after. which thescrews may be tightened to hold, the brake cambr'acket .i-n fixed posit on against the brake support, thereby causing the brakeshoes to have equal engagement. with-the. brake drum upon ro-' tatio o t .lirake c m" Thesebeinggamong the objects of the presentlfinyention, the same consists" of .certainwcombina'tlons 'of parts and features ofconstructlon to be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates-one suitable embodiment of the present invention, and then claimed having the above and other objects in view.

In the accompanyingidrawing, which ilviews,

, Figure 1,1sf'a vertlcal sectionhtaken trans? versely of-the rear'axle housing and adjacent the left rear wheel of; an automobile show-mgfthebrake mechanism in conjunc-T tion therewith.

fFigure 2 is a fragmentary partially broken of Figure 1. v

rains?! omenlustrates a suitable embodiment of the pres-' ent invention and which like numerals "refer to 'l ke parts throughout-the several I ection taken substantially on theI1ine-2-2 Figure 3 is an enlargedfragmentary broken view, looking from the insideof the drum towards the dust=,c0ver, showing one of the brake shoes, the "brake cam bracket and a portion of the dustcover arid illustratlng more clearly the method of scour.- mg the bracket tottheidustlcover. As illustrated, an automobile wheellO is shown, having a brake -tl'r'iim lfattached thereto, the wheel 10'beingsecured by a suitable means (not shown) to a rear axle shaft 12 contalned wlthin the rear axle housing 13 which terminates in a flanged portion 14. This flanged portion 14 supports a plate 15 that serves both as a dust cover and a brake support and which is securedv to the flanged Two internal'brake shoes 17 -;faced with suitablefriction brake lining 18 capable1of engagementwith the drum '11, are pivoted at one end on pins 19 which are su ported" by pm supportlng brackets 20-sec'uregto, the' dust cover 15 by rivets 21, The brackets 20 which are identical in sha e are'po'sitioned one on each side of the p ate 15- with the rivets extending ther'ebetween to form a rigid base for the pins 19which extend indust cover (more clearly for positioning the brake cam in order that weirdly" from the inner bracket 20. The other ends of the brake shoes 17 arelield in contact with a brake expanding cam 22 by the tension in a coiled spring 23, .the ends of the shoes 17, having fiat radial plates 2e attached thereto to form contact surfaces with the cam 22. a

The expanding cam 22 is secured to the end of a, brake cam shaft 25 journaled'in a tube 26 and operated by an arm 27 at tached thereto The tube 26 is supported adjacent the brake in a brake supportingbracket 28 and extends through an opening 31 in the dust cover 15 which is suiiiciently large to permit considerable movement of the tube126 therein, the bracket 28 being attached to the dust -COV6I".15 by screws 29 that pass through slotted openings in the shown in Figure 3) and are threadedinto bracket-28:

i As previously stated, one of the obj'ectsof the present invention is to provide a means equal engagement may be had between the brake shoes and the brake drum. By theme of the above-mentioned components this means is accomplished as follows After the brake shoes 17' have been surfaced with the friction material 18 and are assembled in their'rrespective positions, that is,pivoted on the pins 19' and the faces 24 resting againstthe cam 22, the coil spring holdsflthe faces 24c in contact therewith. The screws 29 whichboltfthe bracket 28 to the dust cover 15- are then loosened which allows the bracket 28 to move toadjustthe position of the cam 22 between the ends of the shoes 1-7, and the'brakesare placed in operative position, that is, the cam 22 is rotated to ress the shoes against the brake .drum. Vhen the, shoes 17 "are expanded and one shoe engages with the drum 11 before the other, thecam bracket 28 will'mo ve in theslottedopenings 30 until the other shoe makes its engagement with the drum '11 and creates all even and equal pressure between .the' shoes 17 and drum 11, by reason of the means 29 are then tightened thereby drawfloating action-of the bracket 28. The screw ing the bracket 28' into locked; position against the dust' cover 1.5. Thereafter when the brakesare applied',-tl1e'shoe's will have [equal engagement with the brake drum, re-

sulting in a braking'mechanism which will act more smoothly and in which the brake lining will wear more evenly.

While one embodiment of the present in vention is shown in'theaccompanying-drawing, it is apparent that formal changes may be made in the specific embodiment described ,without departing from the spirit and substance of the broadinvention, the-scope of wlii'ch'is commensurate with the appended 111, and screws received within. said slotted I openings and threaded into said' bracket whereby saidbracket can be moved and secured in positionywhereby said cam can apply equal pressure to said shoes. c

'2. The method of effecting equal applica- 'tion of brake shoes to a brake drum by" means of a cam positioned between the ends of said; shoes and journaled in a bracket mounted on a support, which consists in providing a slotted connection I between'said bracket and said support, loosening the bracket securing means to allow relative movement between said bracket and 'said support, rotating said cam toforce said ing said bracket to said support.

3. The method of effecting equal applica- I tion of brake shoes to a brake druinby means of a cam, which consists in providing a br'akecam support with slotted openings for shoesagain'st said drum; and thereafter lockreceiving screw means which thread into a I brake cam bracket, rotating said cam toeX- pand sa1d.'shoes into engagement with said drum, and tightening said' screw means thereby locking said bracket in such position against said support.

4, In a vehicle brake, a brake drum, a'

plurality of shoes movable to contact there- .with, a cam to engage said shoes 'withsaid drum, a shaft supporting said cam journaled in a bracket attached to a support,

said support having a plurality of slotted jopenings therein, and means movable in said slots connecting said bracket and said supsecured. in position'to apply equal pressure to said shoes.

Signed by me at Detroit, Michigan, U. S.

' A., this 17 day of September, 1924. V F VINCENT- LINK.

119 port'permitting said cam to be moved and 

